Q: Is 331,296 a Composite Number?

Why is 331,296 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 331,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 17 21 24 28 29 32 34 42 48 51 56 58 68 84 87 96 102 112 116 119 136 168 174 203 204 224 232 238 272 336 348 357 406 408 464 476 493 544 609 672 696 714 812 816 928 952 986 1,218 1,392 1,428 1,479 1,624 1,632 1,904 1,972 2,436 2,784 2,856 2,958 3,248 3,451 3,808 3,944 4,872 5,712 5,916 6,496 6,902 7,888 9,744 10,353 11,424 11,832 13,804 15,776 19,488 20,706 23,664 27,608 41,412 47,328 55,216 82,824 110,432 165,648 and 331,296, with no remainder.

Since 331,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 331,296, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).